二十四节气英文介绍

& Cuju
Tale said in order to avoid hurt from cold food, some exercises are benefits to our body in Pure Brightness.
Grain Rain
Grain Rain
• Around April 20th each year • Significance of this name: • Grains will grow well with
春 分
The Spring
Equinox
The Spring Equinox
• Around March 21th each year
• Significance of this name:
•
Length of day and night
becomes nearly equal
• The sun reaches the celestial
during the fast growth.
Celestial: adj. 中国的 celestial longitude 黄经（度）
Health preserving in the Beginning of Spring
• Following the nature and protecting the Yangqi in body.
• 立夏 Summer begins • 小满 Grain buds • 芒种 Grain in ear • 夏至 Summer solstice • 小暑 Slight heat • 大暑 Great heat
立 夏
Summer begins
Summer begins（ 5月5-6日）
• People used to place the summer begins as a temperature rise obviously.
• We should prevent the crop pests; dry-hot wind;thunderstorm; winds; and attack from hail.
Pure Brightness
Pure Brightness
• Around April 5th each year • Significance of this name: • Sunny days and flourishing trees • The sun reaches the celestial longitude
longitude of 0 degrees.
• The New Year of Iran, Turkey,
Afghanistan and Uzbekistan,
history is over 3000 years.
A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day;
longitude of 345 degrees. • Comparatively fast growth of
temperature and good time to planting rice.
Hibernator : 冬眠的动物
Customs in the Waking of Insects
• Take care of the liver, because spring has the nature of wood, and it is most closely connected with liver.
• White Radish and ginger will protect liver well
• Resistant our blood. Eat a few Onions, a small amount of wine to promote the circulation of blood and prevent the heart disease.
• People usually eat eggs and it is the origin of the tea eggs.
谷雨 Grain Rain (6th solar term)Apr.19,20 or 21
Introduction by徐志源
The Solar Terms in Spring by杨荣博
• 立春 Spring begins • 雨水 The rains • 惊蛰 Insects awaken • 春分 Vernal Equinox • 清明 Clear and bright • 谷雨 Grain rain.
• The thunderstorm increased; the growth of the crops into a fast period;
• The farmers need to transplant rice seeding and prevent the insect.
Summer begins
立 春
The Beginning of Spring
The Beginning of Spring
• Around February 4th each year • the sun reaches the celestial
longitude of 315 degrees. • Turning point of warm and cold. • Pouring and fertilizing crops duly
blizzard seriously. • Keep water to provide crops
blossoming out.
Health preserving in Rain Water
• Take care of spleen and stomach, which can improve and regulate the physical metabolism
Twenty-four Solar terms
Contents
1
Introduction
2 The Solar Terms in Spring
3 The Solar Terms in Summer
4 The Solar Terms in Autumn 5 The Solar Terms in Winter
plentiful rain • The sun reaches the celestial
longitude of 30 degrees. • Average temperature will at 20℃,
meaning the ending of spriny周祎
The mourner's heart is going to break on his way.
Where can a wine shop be found to drown his sad hours?
A cowherd points to a cot 'mid apricot flowers.
• Tomb-sweeping • Have an outing in spring • Cuju
Tomb-sweeping
Sacrifice ancestor in front of graves;
Sweeping tombs to show their homage(敬意
Have an outing in spring
Introduction
Introduction by徐志源
名称 Name
开始日期Beginning
立春 the Beginning of Spring (1st solar term)Feb.3,4, or 5
雨水 Rain Water (2nd solar term)Feb.18,19 or 20
• Keep stomach warm.
雨 水
Rain Water
Rain Water
• Around February 18th each year • The sun reaches the celestial
longitude of 330 degrees. • Beginning of yearly rainfall • Cold before rainfall with snowflake,
Introduction
The ancient Chinese divided a year into 2 4equal segments acc ording to the position s of the sun on the e cliptic.
Segments:等分 Ecliptic：黄道（坐标系）
• Not eat too much oily and fat food but the red Chinese date, lotus, leek, spinach, orange, honey and sugarcane.
Spleen: n.脾 leek:青蒜
spinach:菠菜 sugarcane:甘蔗
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Summary
Introduction
All classes of authors （诸子百家）
Chinese martial arts （中国武术）
Introduction
❖ Differing from the Western World ❖ Unique and Pragmatic ❖ Guide Farming ❖ Use the Weather
• Sacrifice to White Tiger • Eating pears
•Sacrifice to White Tiger